But for others, author Katherine Paterson’s 1977 novel Bridge to Terabithia is the ultimate escape in escapist fiction. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Paterson lives in Barre, Vermont.There’s a genre of children’s literature in which the young heroes discover-or create-a fantasy world in order to cope with their real-life problems.
She is also the author of two other I Can Read Books featuring Marvin, The Smallest Cow in the World and Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever. Paterson has received the National Book Award twice and has won the Newbery Medal for both Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Katherine Paterson is one of the world's most renowned children's book authors. In this poignant, beautifully rendered novel, Katherine Paterson weaves a powerful story of friendship and courage. Safe until an unforeseen tragedy forces Jess to reign in Terabithia alone, and both worlds are forever changed. Here, Leslie and Jess rule supreme among the oaks and evergreens, safe from the bullies and ridicule of the mundane world. The friendship between the two grows as Jess guides the city girl through the pitfalls of life in their small, rural town, and Leslie draws him into the world of imaginations world of magic and ceremony called Terabithia. Then, unexpectedly, Jess finds himself sticking up for Leslie, for the girl who breaks rules and wins races. But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls' side of the playground. The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.Īll summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win. Product DescriptionAuthor: Katherine Paterson
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